College Physics (10th Edition)
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Author: Hugh D. Young, Philip W. Adams, Raymond Joseph Chastain
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Chapter 17, Problem 35P
The electric field caused by a certain point charge has a magnitude of 6.50 x 103 N/C at a distance of 0.100 m from the charge. What is the magnitude of the charge?
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